Setting Up The Remote Pptp Client; Setting Up A Windows Xp Pptp Client - McAfee SG310 Administration Manual

VPN menu features
PPTP VPN Server
Click Finish.
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Setting up the remote PPTP client

To connect remote VPN clients to the local network, you need to know the user name and password for the
PPTP account you added, as well as the Internet IP address of the UTM Firewall appliance. Your Internet IP
address is displayed on the Network Setup Connections page (see
not allocated you a static IP address, consider using a dynamic DNS service. Otherwise, you must modify
the PPTP client configuration each time your Internet IP address changes. For details on configuring
dynamic DNS, refer to the
To create a VPN connection across the Internet, you must set up two networking connections. One
connection is for the ISP, and the other connection is for the VPN tunnel to your office network. The PPTP
server of the appliance interoperates with the standard Windows PPTP clients in all current versions of
Windows.

Setting up a Windows XP PPTP client

Use this procedure to set up a PPTP client in the Windows XP Professional operating system. The steps may
vary slightly depending on your network access, such as if you are using a Smart Card, or if you are using
standard Windows XP rather than XP Professional. More detailed instructions are available in the Windows
product documentation, and from the Microsoft Web site.
Login with administrator privileges.
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From the Start menu, click Settings > Network Connections.
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Click Create New Connection from the Network Tasks menu. The New Connection Wizard begins
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(Figure 242).
Figure 242 New Connection Wizard – Welcome page
Click Next. The Network Connection Type page appears
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Dynamic DNS tab. Ensure the remote VPN client PC has Internet connectivity.
Figure 35 on page
(Figure 243).
43). If your ISP has
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